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Councillor Tracey Taylor, Vice-Chairman of the Children and Young People’s Committee said: "Ellie-May is an excellent role model for other young people with her tireless work for her local community and she is a deserving winner of the Bassetlaw district 4Uth award."

Ellie-May recently took part in the Britain’s Junior Miss awards and won the title of Britain's Junior Miss Eco for which she made a Robin Hood outfit from recycled items to represent the community in which she lives.

Dad Luke said: "We are really proud of Ellie-May and she has become more confident with everything that she has achieved."

She was nominated for the award by manager of the Focus on Young People in Bassetlaw charity, Noelle Baron.

"Ellie May has lived in various places due to her father being in the HM Armed Forces," said Noelle.

"Following the death of her great grandmother, she lost confidence in herself and her self-esteem suffered. She was entered for the Miss Junior Worksop competition in an attempt to boost her self-esteem and she was successful. This helped her regain some of her self-confidence.

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“Ellie-May has a developing relationship with many of the local charities in Worksop and the Bassetlaw area and she has supported many community events. She has collected over £140 worth of food for the foodbank and donated her own money to help out.”

An awards bash will be held at Nottingham's County Hall on October 27 where the overall, county-wide winner will be announced.

Around 100 people including family and friends of each of the finalists and members of the youth service will be in attendance along with Nottinghamshire County Council leader Councillor Kay Cutts and chairman councillor John Handley.

Eighty-five people across the county were nominated and judges had to whittle them down to the final seven.

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Nottinghamshire County Council leader Kay Cutts said: “We have been truly inspired by the stories of young people and their achievements during this 4Uth campaign and all seven of our district winners deserve lots of praise for what they have done.

"We are delighted to be hosting an event later this month for all of our finalists to reward them for their significant accomplishments.”

The district winners:

Ashfield: Connor Sharman – has overcome significant personal problems and been a carer for loved ones in his family.